Keira Knightley:A Career Biography

Keira Knightley:A Career Biography

At just 26 years of age Keira Knightley has overcome a lot including struggling with dyslexia from a young age as well as denying rumours of being anorexic. As well as overcoming these obstacles she has also achieved so much within her film career including lead roles in Pirates of the Caribbean, Pride and Prejudice and Atonement.

Keira Christina Knightley was born on 26^th March 1985 in Teddington; Middlesex, England to parent’s actor Will Knightley and playwright Sharman Macdonald.

With both her parents being in the industry, Keira caught `the acting bug` from a young age, asking for an agent at just three years old. `I’d asked for an agent when I was three and my mum had said no absolutely not, she told GMTV in 2005 while promoting `Pride and Prejudice`. `Finally she said ok, if you work with me every single day through the summer holidays, you come to me with a book in your hand and a smile on your face then at the end of it I’ll get you an agent and from then on it was as long as I kept my grades up then I was allowed to work during the summer holidays, so the acting was like my carrot to do well at school` So by the time I was eleven I had a lot of help from my parents, some really amazing teachers and some great tutors’ as well and I’d pretty much overcome the dyslexia I was diagnosed with when I was six`.

From 7-16, Keira starred in numerous small parts before landing a small role in `Star Wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace` starring opposite big names such as Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson and Natalie Portman. The similarity between both Keira and Natalie when filming was said to be so uncanny that when in make up not even their mothers could tell them apart.

Her success continued with roles in the TV Mini series `Oliver Twist`, `Defination`, a TV Movie `Princess of Thieves` as the main character, Gwyn, and `The Hole`.

These minor roles led Keira to one of her most popular roles starring as Jules Paxton in Guinda Chada`s `Bend it like Beckham` opposite Parmada Nagra and Jonathon Rhys Meyers about an Indian footballer. About this role and experience Keira said “I thought there would be doubles-stunt doubles-and I would just run in for close ups, but unfortunately they didn’t have the money for that”.

After the success of `Bend it like Beckham` Keira starred in a couple of smaller roles before landing her big break in Jerry Bruckheimer’s `Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl` based on the Disney ride opposite Hollywood royalty Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira`s hero Geoffrey Rush.

The only problem about taking the part was the fact of having to wear a corset “I had a Scarlett O’Hara thing she said, she gets her waist down to 18 and half inches- so I thought I would try that. For five minutes, its fantastic- you have a tiny waist and fantastic cleavage, but oxygen deprivation is a big problem!”

After `Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl`, Keira`s career really began to take off with roles in Richard Curtis `Love Actually in 2003, opposite Colin Firth and Emma Thompson and King Arthur with Clive Owen, in which she undertook three months of training for her role as Gwenvia, four days a week, including two hours of weight lifting and then three hours of either boxing, fighting or horseback riding.

In 2005, Keira starred in an adaption of Jane Austen’s `Pride and Prejudice` directed by Joe Wright who Keira has gone on to work with on numerous occasions. Talking to GMTV in 2005 upon promoting the film she got asked if she wanted the part, she replied saying `I did really want it but I was terrified at exactly the same time I mean I was so terrified that I tried to talk my agents into not setting up a meeting with the director and producer I was like just don’t set me up for this, its too terrifying I’m not good enough, I’m not ready for it please don’t make me do this. I’m a huge Jane Austen fan and I’ve been particularly obsessed with `Pride and Prejudice` since I was about seven. They just said listen, you’re obsessed, you are obsessed with the book, you’ll be fine just go and meet him! Upon hearing Keira was interested Joe Wright initially thought that she was a little too beautiful to play the lead of Lizzie Bennett. `Yeah and then he met me and went no, she’s fine so I don’t really know what that means. ` Also in 2005 Keira starred in `Domino`.

In 2006 Keira returned to her role as Elizabeth Swann filming both `Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest` and `Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End`. Also in 2006, during the press conference for `Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Chest`, she was asked if she was anorexic as it had been reported in the press. Keira cleared up this issue by saying `I had no idea that I was. I can safely say I’m not. Ive got a lot of experience with anorexia. It was in my family. My grandmother and great grandmother suffered from it and I had a lot of friends at school who suffer from it so I don’t think it’s anything to be taken lightly. I don’t have it, I’m sure I don’t have it but I suppose in a way its good that it’s out there and people are talking about it because at least for young girls its something that’s aware. Its quite interesting because its normally high achieving young women that suffer from it, sort of control freaks so its understandable why you would associate that with higher achieving women in the film industry as well and I’m not saying there are, I’m not one of them.`

2007 brought a busy year for Keira with the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End she also got the chance to work with Joe Wright as Cecilia Tallis in Atonement based on the book by Ian McEwan in which she played Cecilia Tallis opposite Scottish heartthrob James McAvoy.

In 2008 Keira got the opportunity to star in `The Edge of Love` as Vera Phillips, a film about the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas alongside Sienna Millar, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys. The screenplay was written by her mother Sharman Macdonald. Also in 2008 Keira got to star opposite Ralph Fiennes and Dominic Cooper in `The Duchess`- the story of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.

2010 was another busy year for Keira, she got the chance to star alongside close friend Carey Mulligan, as Ruth in `Never Let Me Go`.She also starred in Last Night a film to quote Keira “It poses the question of what is worse a man who spends a night with a women, has sex with a women but doesn’t feel anything for that women really or his wife who spends the night with a man who she is kind of in love with and who is in love with her who doesn’t actually have sex with her but they spend the night in each others arms and what is the biggest betrayal.” She also starred in `London Boulevard` opposite Colin Farrell.

Last year in 2011, Keira starred in `A Dangerous Method` as Sabina Spielrein a story about the relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud and the birth of psychoanalysis starring alongside Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen. She also voiced Tinkerbell in `Neverland`, a two part series that aired on Sky Movies.

This year fans of Keira can expect to see her in `Seeking a Friend for the End of the World` as Penny, alongside Jim Carey as well as being reunited with Joe Wright for the third time in a remake of Anna Karenina as the lead of Anna alongside Jude Law, Aaron Johnston and Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery.

By Emily Pontin

The Meeting

                   The Meeting
`Modern Day Brief Encounter`

PITCH

A young girl who is obsessed by the mannerisms, language and social connections of the 1940s period that has her very own Brief Encounter on a lonely railway station. Will it bring her the relationship she so deeply desires or Celia Johnson style heartbreak?

OUTLINE

This is the story of two ordinary people Emily and Michael who meet on a lonely train station who realise they share the same interests of the World War Era and old movies such as Casablanca and Brief Encounter.

The morning before they meet Emily is sat in the cafeteria talking to her friend Hannah, suddenly a boy walks past that looks like Trevor Howard out of Brief Encounter, this is Michael but ofcourse Emily isn’t aware of that until later that day.

With this being the case Emily automatically embarks on a conversation about how much she loves Brief Encounter and the whole world war era. Hannah not understanding her fascination with the era replies with `yeah I know` as if she already knows that Emily likes that sort of stuff but doesn’t understand why.

Emily then says about how she wishes she could escape into a different world with Hannah relying with I swear your crazy, sometimes you think you are in the movies and in your own little world. She then continues with saying `you could be the women out of Brief Encounter`. Emily then gets exciting saying you mean Celia Johnson and that shed take that as a compliment. The last line to that scene is Hannah saying `I swear your crazy it’s lucky I love you for it, otherwise you’d be lonely, you muppet` this therefore implies that Hannah shows some love towards Emily even though she doesn’t understand.

Later that afternoon Emily arrives at the station just as her train pulls out of the station. She rings her mum telling her that she’s going to be late home and then settles down to read her copy of Brief Encounter. Shortly afterwards a young boy approaches the bench where Emily is sitting.

The young boy then introduces himself as Michael; they then got talking about the book Brief Encounter that Emily is reading and Michael explain that he had to read it for his English exam `good book? I had to read it for my English exam at school`. 

They then get talking about the film and which one they both preferred at that moment Michaels train approaches and he says goodbye to Emily saying `it was a pleasure to meet you; hopefully we’ll meet again soon.`

With that both their lives are changed forever.

The next day Emily is talking to Hannah and Lucy in the cafeteria at college about Michael as Hannah told Lucy about Emily’s friend Michael, `Hannah told me about your new friend, the boy you said looked like Trevor Howard out of brief Encounter`. Emily then sarcastically replies with oh wow, news does travel fast, thanks Hannah implying that she can’t tell Hannah anything.

They then talk about Michael where Emily explains that his name isn’t actually Trevor Howard and that it’s Michael, Michael Barrett. Lucy then makes a joke saying about by the way Emily said that it sounded like James Bond with Lucy then mimicking James Bond by doing and impression of him.

Hannah suddenly looks at her watch and realises that there late for class with Lucy replying its only Karina calm down and Emily continuing with I know it’s only Karina but still. There is then a conversation about how it’s always stuck for Emily and Hannah to be on time because when they were at school if they were late they got detention.

With this the girls start running to class. Emily being in a rush runs into a boy causing her to drop her folder and everything inside it on the floor. It turns out that she bumped into Michael, he then picks her folder up and asks if she was going to the station later `are you getting the train home later.` Emily replies with `yeah, its my only way of getting home`. With that they both go their separate ways.

Will Emily and Michael meet again? Michael is hiding a dreaded secret that he has a girlfriend, will he tell Emily or will he not causing it to end in Celia Johnson heartbreak or will they have their very own Brief Encounter and end up together?

Characters

Emily: A young girl about 17. She’s gushing, trusting and full of enthusiasm and escapes reality by watching old movies like `Casablanca` and `Brief Encounter`. She’s fascinated by World War II she loves the language, costumes and mannerisms of the period.

Michael:A young man of 18. He’s good looking, charming and a good listener and it’s also intrigued by the World War II era. He’s everything Emily is looking for in a man. The only trouble is he’s already got a girlfriend (but hasn’t told Emily). Emily and Michael form a relationship despite of this.

Hannah:A bubbly, ambitious 16 year old who has big goals in life. She’s a kind and friendly girl who likes to have a laugh with her friends. She’s sarcastic and always like to be punctual and on time.   

Lucy:A young girl of 20, who’s thoughtful, kind and a good listener. She loves American TV such as Friends, 90210 and Gossip Girl. She’s bubbly and fun but at times can be quiet.

SCRIPT

Modern Day

INT. COLLEGE MID AFTERNOON-PRESENT DAY

FX. SOUND OF THE CAFETERIA, PEOPLE TALKING AND THE SOUND OF PEOPLE STIRRING TEA.

EMILY AND HER FRIEND HANNAH ARE TALKING IN THE CAFÉ AT COLLEGE; EMILY SEES A BOY SITTING NEAR HER AND HANNAH AND THINKS HE LOOKS LIKE TREVOR HOWARD FROM BRIEF ENCOUNTER. THE CONVERSTATION THEN BEGINS ABOUT HOW MUCH EMILY LIKES THE WORLD WAR ERA.

EMILY
Oh my god!

HANNAH
What?

EMILY
He looks like Trevor Howard, out of `Brief Encounter`

HANNAH:
Who does? And who’s Trevor Howard?

EMILY
Oh please tell me you’ve seen Brief Encounter and that boy sitting over there with blonde hair and blue eyes?

HANNAH:
No and oh right I wouldn’t know but I suppose he looks ok.

EMILY
(Shocked)
Really? It’s amazing! You are definitely coming round to watch it.

HANNAH:
Yeah, at some point!

EMILY
I love the whole 1940s pre war period, everything about it fascinates me.

HANNAH:
Yeah, I know! I still don’t understand why you like it. All that old fashioned posh talk drives me insane. Mind you, I never liked history.

EMILY:
(Surprised)
You’re joking! I love history

HANNAH:
(Wearily)
Yeah, I know!

EMILY:
Sometimes I just wish that I could escape into a different world.

HANNAH:
Yeah, I know! I swear, you’re crazy, sometimes I think you are in the movies and in your own little world. You could be the women in `Brief Encounter.

EMILY:
You mean Celia Johnson? I’ll take that as a compliment then shall I?

HANNAH:
I wouldn’t! I don’t understand your fascination with it. I mean, at that time bombs could fall at any point and you never knew what would happen from one day to the next.

EMILY:
Exactly! That’s what I love about it. It’s all about risk; I would love to live in a time like that, were women spoke posh and drunk tea and ate scones.

HANNAH:
You’re crazy! It’s lucky I love you for it, otherwise you’d be lonely you muppet!

FADE OUT.

FADE IN.

EXT       TRAIN STATION – LATE AFTERNOON

FX. EMILY RUNNING FOOTSTEPS INTO THE FOREGROUND.

THE WHISTLE OF A TRAIN LEAVING THE STATION.

BLEEP OF MOBILE. EMILY DIALS THE NUMBER.

(ON PHONE)
EMILY
Hi Mum, Ive just missed the train. Im going to be late the next train is in half hour. See you soon. Love you. Bye.

EMILY TO HERSELF
Oh well suppose I could read my book while
I wait

FX. WE HEAR RUMMAGING IN BAG FOR A BOOK

EMILY GETS OUT HER COPY OF BRIEF ENCOUNTER AND STARTS FLICKING THROUGH THE BOOK

FX. FLICKING THROUGH THE PAGES.

FOOTSTEPS APROCH TOWARDS EMILY.

WE HEAR THE VOICE OF A YOUNG MAN

MICHAEL:
Excuse me, Is anyone sitting here?

EMILY:
Erm, no feel free to sit down if you want.

THE BOY SPEAKS WITH A DEEP BUT KIND MANNERED VOICE. HES EASY TO TALK TO, VERY SOPHISTICATED AND ENTHUASTIC IN CONVERSATION.

MICHAEL:
Good book? I read Brief Encounter for my English literature at school.

EMILY:
Oh really, it’s my all time favourite book, have you seen the film?

MICHAEL:
Yeah, I rented the movie because I had to
compare them for my exam.

EMILY:
Which did you prefer? I’m Emily by the way, Emily Pontin

MICHAEL:
I’m Michael, Michael Barratt, nice to meet you Emily.

EMILYS INTERNAL VOICE:
Oh my god he’s holding out his hand he wants me to shake it (breath, it’s only a handshake).

EMILY:
Its old fashioned to shake hands.

                

MICHAEL:
Oh sorry I’ll let go. And I preferred the film but that’s only because I read the book first and couldn’t picture the characters. But you never know, if I read it again I might feel different.

EMILY:
No its fine. Yeah I watched the film first so I would have said the book was my favourite because it explained the characters and the relationship between Alec and Laura in more depth. So what train are you waiting for?

MICHAEL:
I’m waiting for the Ashford train. Oh speaking about that, here it comes now.

TRAIN APPROCHES STATION

It was a pleasure to meet you; hopefully we’ll meet again soon.

EMILY:
Hopefully see you soon then, Bye.

EMILYS INTERNAL VOICE:
He’s holding out his hand again. Oh my god!

MICHAEL:
I’m going to need that back by the way.

EMILY:
What?

MICHAEL:
My hand.

EMILY:
Oh yeah, sorry.

MICHAEL:
I really must go now so hopefully see you soon bye.

MICHAEL BOARDS THE TRAIN

FX. SOUND OF TRAIN PULLING AWAY.

EMILYS ETERNAL VOICE:
Oh my god, what an idiot. He must think im mad. You don’t keep hold of someone’s hand. How stupid!

THE NEXT DAY

INT.   COLLEGE   MORNING  PRESENT

FX. SOUND OF THE CAFETERIA, PEOPLE TALKING AND THE SOUND OF PEOPLE STIRRING TEA.

EMILY, LUCY AND HANNAH ARE SITTING ROUND A TABLE IN THE CAFÉ TALKING.

LUCY:
Hannah told me about your new friend, the boy you thought looked like Trevor Howard.

EMILY:
Wow news does travel fast.
(Sarcastically)
Oh, thanks Hannah

HANNAH:
Your welcome, you know I like to keep people informed. So any news on this Trevor Howard person?

EMILY:
In theory his name isn’t actually Trevor Howard his names Michael, Michael Barrett.

LUCY:
By the way you said that he may as well be James Bond (Does and impression of James Bond)
I’m Bond, James Bond!

EMILY:
You do make me laugh Luce!

Lucy:
I know, im a right joker (Lucy Laughs) You never know you may have found yourself your own Trevor Howard and your very own `Brief Encounter`.

EMILY:
Let’s hope so, and then it’s only you we have tofind a boyfriend or a husband as you say.

(THE GIRLS LAUGH)        

     

 FADE OUT.

FADE IN.

INT COLLEGE AFTERNOON PRESENT.

EMILY, HANNAH AND LUCY ARE WALKING BACK TO LESSON. HANNAH LOOKS AT HER WATCH AND REALISES THE TIME.

HANNAH:
We only have two minutes to get to class.

LUCY:
Han, calm down its only Karina she won’t mind if were five minutes late.

EMILY
I agree with Hannah on this one I know it’s only Karina but still.

LUCY:
Honestly I swear you two are a right pair, you worry too much.

EMILY:
Yeah true but I think it’s just stuck because when we were at school if we got late we got detention and it just kind of stuck with us to be on time.

HANNAH:
Agreed.

(THE GIRLS START RUNNING)

FX. LOUD FOOTSTEPS.

FX. WE HEAR THE SOUND OF SOMEONE BUMPING INTO SOMEONE AND A FOLDER AND PAPER DROPPING TO THE FLOOR.

EMILY:
Im so sorry I wasn’t looking where I was going.


MICHAEL:
It’s not a problem I think it was my fault.

EMILY LEANS DOWN TO PICK UP HER FOLDER. SCURRYING ON THE FLOOR. MICHAEL PICKS UP EMILYS FOLDER, STANDS UP AND GIVES IT TO HER. SHE REALISES THAT IT WAS MICHAEL FROM THE STATION.

 EMILY:

Thanks, oh hi Michael, we met the other day at the station, we had a chat about Brief Encounter and I was stupid enough to not let go of your hand.

MICHAEL:
Oh yeah I remember, Emily isn’t it?

EMILY:
Yeah, that’s right. Wasn’t expecting to see you here.

MICHAEL:
Yes, it is a bit of a coincidence.

EMILY:
I didn’t realise you went to Canterbury College. Thank you again for retrieving my folder it’s much appreciated.

MICHAEL:
Are you getting the train home later?

EMILY:
Yeah, it’s my only way of getting home.

MICHAEL:
Hopefully I’ll see you at the station later then.

EMILY:
Possibly, thank you again; I really must go I’m late for class. Bye.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN.

EXT   COLLEGE CLASSROOM    MID AFTERNOON

EMILY ANND HANNAH ARE TALKING QUIETLY IN CLASS WHILE THE TEACHER IS TRYING TO TEACH.

EMILY:

I just saw Michael in the corridor. He picked up my folder because I being as clumsy as I am bumped into him and dropped my folder and books all over the floor. We got talking and he asked me if I was going to the station later. Do you think it means anything?


HANNAH:
Ofcourse it does, surely if he`s interested in you if he asked if he`d see you later. Does it not?

EMILY:
I hope your right.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN

EXT   MEDIA CORRIDOR   END OF THE DAY

COLLEGE HAS JUST FINISHED AND THE GIRLS ARE TALKING IN THE CORRIDOR.

HANNAH:
(Mockingly)

Off to the station are we?

EMILY:
Maybe.

HANNAH:

That’ll be a yes then!

             

LUCY:
To see Trevor Howard perhaps?

         

EMILY:
You mean Michael

LUCY:
So that’s a yes then? And oh yeah I forgot
Barratt, Michael Barratt!

EMILY:
Ha ha very funny and I’ve got to go to the   station to get home anyway so yeah I guess so. If I see him I see him, if I don’t I don’t.

         

HANNAH:

Well if you do happen to see him have fun, play it cool and spill the gossip tomorrow okay?

EMILY:
Okay then, see you tomorrow.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN.

EXT   TRAIN STATION   LATE AFTERNOON

MICHAEL IS SITTING ON A BENCH WITH HIS BACK TOWARDS EMILY WAITING FOR THE TRAIN. HES ON THE PHONE TO HIS GIRLFRIEND,SARAH.

EMILY GOES AND SITS DOWN NEXT TO HIM FIDDLING WITH HER HAIR.

MICHAEL DOESN’T MOVE AND CONTINUES TALKING ON THE PHONE.

MICHAEL ENDS THE PHONECALL NOT REALISING EMILY WAS SITTING NEXT TO HIM.

MICHAEL:

(ON THE PHONE)
Ok then, love you too. Bye.

MICHAEL TUNRS AROUND TO FACE EMILY

 MICHAEL:
Oh hi didn’t see you there.

EMILY:

Hey, sorry if I interrupted your phonecall.
(A BEAT)

 Was that your girlfriend?

MICHAEL:
(A BEAT)
(Embarrassed)
Yeah, I was going to tell you.

EMILY:
No, no it’s fine honestly.

MICHAEL:

I mean not that there’s anything wrong with you.
(A BEAT)
I mean you’re a pretty girl and if I didn’t have a girlfriend then well.

EMILY INTERRUPTS HIM

EMILY:
It’s fine, we can just be friends.

MICHAEL:
Yeah, friends.

THEY SHAKE HANDS. MICHAELS TRAIN APPROCHES. WE HEAR THE SOUND OF A TRAIN PULLING IN TO THE STATION.

EMILY:
Oh look, here’s your train.

MICHAEL GETS UP TO LEAVE STILL HOLDING EMILYS HAND.

             

MICHAEL

Emily?

EMILY
Yeah?

MICHAEL

I’m going to need my hand back again.

EMILY

Oh right yeah, sorry about that. Hopefully see you around then, friend!

FADE OUT.

FADE IN.

EMILY, HANNAH AND LUCY ARE IN CLASS WAITING FOR THEIR TUTOR TO COME IN.

HANNAH:

So did you see Michael at the station yesterday?

EMILY:
Yeah.

LUCY:
So how was it?

KARINA WALKS IN AND INTERUPTS THE GIRLS TALKING.

EMILY:
I’ll tell you later.

KARINA:

Okay guys so the end of the lesson today is the    deadline for your radio plays. If you’ve finished them I don’t mind coming round to have a listen. If not then get cracking and finish them.

FADE OUT.

SCENE 10

FADE IN.

IN ANOTHER CLASSROOM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COLLEGE.

MICHAEL IS TALKING TO HIS FRIEND MARK ABOUT HIS ENCOUNTER WITH EMILY AT THE STATION.

 MICHAEL:
I met this really nice, kind girl at the   station the other day; we have so much in common it’s like its fate or something.

 MARK:
Ah cool man, so was she fit?

MICHAEL:
I wouldn’t use the word fit as I
don’t like that word and no girl wants to be called that. She was however really pretty. Its not about looks anyway, it’s about personality.

MARK:

Yeah, alright then mate, if you say so.

MICHAEL:

I know you don`t really care about personality its more about looks for you and how big her tits are but anyway.

MARK:
Yeah true mate but that’s why were so different. Anyway how was it?

MICHAEL:
It was going good we got talking about Brief Encounter as that’s the book she was reading and I said that if had to read it for my English exam.

MARK:
Honestly mate, you and your old movies and all that romantic stuff I swear your not all there, maybe turning to lads (MARK LAUGHS)

MICHAEL:
(Sarcastically)
Oh ha-ha very funny mate! It doesn’t hurt to be a romantic sometimes you know.

MARK:
Yeah, I guess so. Anyway carry on.

MICHAEL:
Well yeah, and then my train came but I saw her the other day at college, she bumped into me and I picked up her folder.

MARK:
(Sarcastically)
Ahh, what a gent!


MICHAEL:
Oh shut up! Anyway I asked her if she was getting the train home later and she yeah. I then saw her at the station and she overheard me talking on the phone to Sarah.

MARK:
Oh mate, you didn’t!

MICHAEL:
Im afraid so, she overheard me talking and asked me direct if it was my girlfriend on the phone.

MARK:
And you said yes? Mate what were you thinking? Bad move!

MICHAEL:
What else could I have said?

MARK
(Sarcastically)
Hmm, let me think, maybe that it was your mum?

MICHAEL:
Yeah but that would have been even worse because I said love you too at the end so she probably twigged.

MARK:
Either that or you’re a mummy’s boy at heart!

MICHAEL:
Oh ha-ha mate. Hilarious! Stop with the witty remarks already!

MARK:
So is that it, it ended just like that?

MICHAEL:
Well she stopped me before I could finish about there being nothing wrong with her and that if I wasn’t going out with Sarah then it might have worked but were friends for now. Hopefully something more will happen in the future.